Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Simulated game
Patent
1989-12-11
1990-08-21
Marlo, George J.
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Simulated game
273200R, 273197A, 273 55B, 273DIG30, 273 58C, 273346, A63B 6936, A63B 6934, A63B 6900
Patent
active
049499734
ABSTRACT:
A practice ball intended to be hit or kicked in an downfield direction is mounted onto a rod. An opposite end of the rod is journalled to a base by a swivel joint or ball joint which lies on a datum line which extends downfield in a datum horizontal direction. A succession of angles counterclockwise from and clockwise from the datum line are laid-out on the base, with reference to a vertical axis through the joint. A teeing-up pad is located upfield from the joint; it may, for instance, be provided by a rug of artifical turf provided at a first site on the base. A capture pad is located downfield from the joint, preferably with the datum line and succession of angles laid-out on it. A particular region of the ball and a corresponding particular region of the capture pad are covered with cooperable hook and fleece fasteners, e.g. Velcro fasteners, such that when the ball is hit or kicked, it rises over the joint on the rod, and lands and becomes captured on the capture pad in a way that permits the player, and others such as instructors or fellow players to determine the accuracy of directionality of the hit, kick, shot or the like in relation to a desired or pre-announced direction. In some instances, the practice ball in the teed-up position may be elevated on the rod rather than at rest on a teeing-up pad.
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